Mondovi High School - Mirror Yearbook (Mondovi, WI)

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years since he left and I have neither worshipped this airy creature We heard nor seen anything of him since,soon became friends and talked un-but am patiently waiting for his re-restrainedly. turn. I have come to this lonely place I could no longer contain my ieel-to be near all that is left of the onlyings but told her of my love for her. one who ever loved me.” I saw her lips move but could not hear As she spoke the tears came to what she said and then she seemed to those large dark beautiful eyes. The fade away. I awoke and found it was more I looked upon her the more Ibut a dream. LETTERS OF A TRAVELER Holy Head, England, June 8, 19 .... Dear Joe: Maybe you’ll regret when you receive these letters, that you ever had me promise to write you the story of my journey through Europe, but I will try to give you a good account of things as I see them. I took passage on one of the smaller liners. They are not as speedy as the large ships and are not so crowded. By the end of the first day out I was horribly sea-sick, but as the weather was nice I soon got over it and enjoyed the remainder of the voyage hugely. One morning the steward told me we could see land, and sure enough, away off in the blue ahead of us we could distinguish a black mass that proved to be the shores of England. Everyone was then in as much of a hurry to get off as they had been to get on, and the scene was quite confused for a time. When we finally dropped anchor at Liverpool, we bid our new-made friends good-bye and then had our baggage overhauled by the custom-house officials. Liverpool is situated at the mouth of the River Mersey, one of the busiest rivers in England. There is more shipping dene here than in all the other ports of England combined, and it is only surpassed by New York. The city is very beautiful. The tall warehouses, the great docks filled with ocean-liners, and fine streets and dwellings make it a very interesting place. Soap, iron, guns, boilers and many other things are manufactured here. In the morning I took the train for London. There are three classes of cars. The first class cars are fitted up very luxuriously. The word depot is not used, they speak of them as stations and seem to take great pride in them and, as a rule, they are much neater and far less noisy than our American depots. After a half-day of riding through very pretty country I arrived in U

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A DREAM The setting sun had just gone down below the western horizon, leaving behind it dim golden rays softly vanishing out of sight. Quietly up from yonder green woods, the moon rose in its silvery glory, casting its glow of soft light rays into the lake below. A quiet reigned in the silent night. The old church bell tolled the hour of midnight, telling me that I too must retire from my day’s occupation and enjoy a good night’s rest. As I lay there on my bed opposite the little window, watching the moon and the numerous twinkling stars, and brooding over the happenings of the dav, a strange sensation overcame me and I fancied myself on the banks of a lonely river watching the sluggish movement of the water. Behind me was a large dense thicket. I had not been here long when I was startled at the sound of footsteps. I listened, then looked around, and soon perceived the image of a woman approaching from the forest. As she came nearer I saw how lovely and stately she was, and her innocent countenance bore traces of sadness mingled with expectation. She walked as though lost in reverie, steadily gazing upon the ground before her. I at first, was undiscovered, but when she spied me, she turned and fled, almost as swiftly as a flash of lightning. I pursued her. After a time, I found her in the midst of the woods, with her face buried in her hands and weeping as though her heart would break. Oh, what a grand picture; Here was the large dense forest, with its clustering vines, violets, cowslips, trailing arbutus, pitcher plants, ferns and numerous other wild flowers, with tall, thick trunked trees, and their wide-spreading branches; from a distance was heard the sparkling waters rippling over the pebbles as fingers touching the strings of a harp. From above heaven looked down upon nature, and between the tree tops rays of the sun smiled upon earth. In the midst of the picture this lovely maiden knelt before a grave which was covered with wild flowers. I did not wish to disturb her so I placed myself behind the trunk of a large oak tree, which stood nearby, where I could get a view of the beautiful figure. I could not think of her as a mortal, but rather imagined she was a fairy or goddess. Finally she arose, saying in a low, half whispering voice, “Oh, God, free me from all evil.” Then she prepared to go. I gathered courage to leave my hiding place and spoke to her. But when she saw me again she uttered a cry, and a second time tried to escape, but I beckoned her, saying: Fear not beautiful one.” At these words all fear seemed to have left her and she spoke freely to me. telling of her former life. “My name is Ardra,” she said, “I am -n oittcaPt. M” mother is dead. This is her grave. My father deserted me, saying he would return within five years’ time. It is now almost ten

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London. London is the center of England for government, architecture, politics, learning and influence. It is situated on both banks of the River Thames and is connected by numerous bridges, the largest of which is the famous London Bridge. The city is very dirty and a pall of black smoke hangs over it all the time. One day I visited St. Paul’s Cathedral. It is a great structure, built in the form of a cross. It is in the heart of London, and if one goes up in the dome, he can see all over the city. Probably the most famous building in London is Westminster Abbey, in which the great men of England are buried and the kings and queens crowned. There are small chapels built into the main building; some of them are very beautiful and cost large sums of money. There are memorial inscriptions and tablets by the score. These are about men who took part in all the great enterprises of England, and carry one back to all the landmarks of English history. Near the Abbey stand the Houses of Parliament. They correspond to our Senate and House of Representatives and contain a large number of rooms, lobbies, porches, etc. In another part of London stands the Tower, built by William the Conqueror to overawe the Saxons after the conquest. It has probably witnessed more scenes of cruelty than any prison in England. Most of the political prisoners were kept there. It is now used mainly as a store-house, the crown jewels and valuables of the king are kept there; also firearms, ammunition, etc. The British Museum is another place I visited. In it is a great collection of curios and valuables gathered from all parts of the world, and it is said that a person could not even glance at them all in a year. The h brary connected with it is the largestin the world. It contains over a million books. Some of the original manuscripts of the greatest English writers are shown there, and a constant stream of people go there to avail themselves of the books and treasures. People may talk of the slums of our cities, but the conditions I saw in London were simply unbelievable. I was told that conditions were being bettered, but I never saw such utterly wretched and degraded humanity. The people are crowded together in dirty, unlighted houses. They have not a thing to call their own. Their earnings are insufficient to maintain life, and, as a result, they have to beg for a living. This probably accounts for the great number of beggars and paupers in England. I went to Birmingham to see the great manufacturing works of the town; there are a great number of factories that manufacture mostly iron, steel and brass goods. The town hall is very beautiful, as are also the University and the Cathedral. There are many statues and quite a few large public parks. But the thing that impressed me most in England was the great distinction existing between the nobility and the common people. In our own